Ra.One sequel, Sanju roars at box office, Rajnikant in Indian adaption of Fault In Our Stars and other Bollywood Updates

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Alia Bhatt wraps up 'Kalank' schedule

Actress Alia Bhatt has wrapped up the schedule for her upcoming film Kalank. Alia on Saturday night took to her Instagram stories and shared a photograph of herself. She captioned the image, "And that's a schedule wrap for me on Kalank."

Actress Dolly Tomar says circumstances and society are the main villains in her forthcoming Bollywood film Delhi 47 Km.

"It's a story about a region which is 47 km away from the capital of our country and in that region, there are dealings of drugs, illegal weapons and prostitution. Everyone is involved in that, right from the system, administrative officers and the politicians," Dolly said.

"The USP of this film is its story as well as the complexities of characters involved. There is no negative character as such, but the circumstances and society are the main villains in the film. The characters only try to make the best of what they have," she added.

Talking about her character in the film written and directed by Shadab Khan, Dolly said, "I'm playing Avani, a mother, who struggles to get her child educated. She is a village girl, who got married at a very young age to a man much older than her. This is, unfortunately, fairly common in rural and small-town India."

It is a story of a bunch of losers who are driven into helplessness due to the various flaws of the system present in the Indian society.

The film, which also features Rajneesh Dubey, Neetiy Yadav and Mustakeem Khan, will hit the screens on 20 July. It is produced by Jigar Rawal, Sachin Saxena, Rajneesh and Khan, and is presented by CineCloud Films and Asma Ali Shaikh.

Telugu actress Tanya Desai bags a movie starring Rahul Roy

Telugu actress Tanya Desai says she plays the love interest of actor Rahul Roy's on-screen son in the upcoming film Night and Fog.

"I'm playing the lover of Rahul's son. My character is called Chirutha. It's a journey of an 18-year-old woman who had been seduced and raped by a guy whom she loved. The woman gets pregnant and the society doesn't accept her. So they cut her hair and throw her out of the village," Tanya said in a statement.

"Then begins her journey of how she travels, gives birth to her child and that baby dies."

She describes her character as strong and feels it will change the image of a woman.

"I enjoyed working with Rahul. He is such a good actor and a humble person. He is a star for me. It's a film within a film. I'm lucky to be a part of that film. It will release next year," she said.

Anil Kapoor celebrates 50 years of CISF Mumbai

Veteran actor Anil Kapoor celebrated 50 years of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) for their unwavering dedication to protecting people in India.

Anil on Sunday took to Twitter, sharing a few photographs of himself with CISF personnel.

"Today, we celebrate the golden year of CISF Mumbai as it completes 50 years of unwavering dedication to protect us. Our jawans and their families sacrifice so much to keep us safe. What makes me even more proud is that 60 percent of the 600 jawans present today are female," Anil captioned the image.

On the acting front, Anil is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film Fanney Khan. The film also stars Rajkummar Rao and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. It is the Hindi adaptation of the Dutch film Everybody's Famous. Fanney Khan, which reunites Anil and Aishwarya on-screen after 17 years, will release on 3 August.

Mental Hai Kya is slated to release on 22 February, 2019. It is written by Kanika Dhillon and helmed by National Award-winning director Prakash Kovelmudi, who has helmed south Indian films like Anaganaga O Dheerudu and Size Zero.

This will be the second time Rajkummar and Kangana will be seen together on screen. The two were last seen in 2013 in Queen.

Rajinikanth to bring a twist in 'The Fault In Our Stars' Indian remake

A mask with Rajinikanth's face covers the back of actor Sushant Singh Rajput's head in a poster of the Bollywood remake of TheFault In Our Stars, which has been titled Kizie Aur Manny.

Sushant plays the title role with debutante Sanjana Sanghi in the movie, to be directed by Mukesh Chhabra. This will mark the popular casting director's maiden foray behind the camera.

In the poster, the actors' back face the camera as they sit atop a bus and gaze at the blue sky.

The shooting of the film, presented by Fox Star Studios, began in Jamshedpur on Monday.

Sushant shared the poster on his Twitter page.

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Taapsee Pannu turns choreographer for 'Mulk'

Actress Taapsee Pannu has not just lent her acting prowess to Mulk but has also choreographed a song for the first time. The film's director Anubhav Sinha says since the song was not meant to look like a professionally choreographed one, he wanted a fresh perspective and Taapsee did wonders. The courtroom drama features a song titled "Thenge se" mid-way the film highlighting festivities. It was jointly directed by Sinha and Taapsee.

"Since Mulk doesn't have the quintessential Bollywood song and dance facet, my focus was never to rope in a mainstream choreographer for the two songs in the film," Sinha said in a statement.

"While I decided to single-handedly direct both the songs, Taapsee expressed her interest in lending a helping hand. Since the song was not meant to look like a professionally choreographed song, I wanted a fresh perspective and Taapsee did wonders.

"I am quite impressed with her directorial eye and someday if she ever wishes to foray into direction she will do well for herself," he added.

Veteran comedian Johny Lever is all praise for the youth-oriented film Back To Dad.

"This is one of the best youth-oriented movies I've watched so far. The scripting of the film is very beautifully done. Back To Dad gives a message that every youngster should learn and this is surely going to leave a very strong impact on the masses," Johny said in a statement.

Directed by Prabhat Kumar, the film is produced by Anup Gadal under Annora films.

Talking about the film, Johny said, "This film talks about a guy named Joel who along with his friends Samuel and Peter goes astray, falls in love with a chic woman named Abhiya, runs away with her and gets cheated. The second half emphasises his struggle and how he gets back to his father."

(Source: IANS)

Ra.One sequel on the cards?

On many occasions, Shah Rukh Khan and director Anubhav Sinha have shared their desire to make the sequel of Ra.One, however, nothing seems to have been finalised yet. At a recent event when Anubhav was asked about the sequel to which he said that the film is not happening now as it’s very difficult to make a sci-film but the idea is still there in their minds.

Sanju continues to roar at the Box office

After having a phenomenal opening at the box office during its first week, Sanju continues to roar at the box office in its second week. The biographical showed substantial growth on Saturday and Sunday and crossed Rs 260 crore mark at the ticket windows. It raked in Rs 265.48 crore yesterday and currently stands with the grand total of Rs 265.48 crore. Looking at the current trend, we are expecting the film to enter the Rs 300 crore club by the end of its second week at the box office. Bollywood’s trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the news on his twitter handle.

The marriage of veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty’s son Mahaakshay got cancelled following the arrival of a police team to investigate a complaint of rape and cheating filed by a woman against the groom. The development came even as a Delhi court today granted anticipatory bail to Chakraborty’s wife Yogita Bali and their son Mahaakshay aka Mimoh in the case. Mahaakshay’s marriage was to be conducted today at the actor’s posh hotel in Udhagamandalam (Ooty) in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. After the arrival of the investigating team, the ceremony was cancelled and the bride’s family left the place, police said further investigations are on.

Major throwback picture of Karan Johar with Sonakshi Sinha

Karan Johar recently shared a throwback photo on his Instagram profile which also features Sonakshi Sinha as a teenager. The photo was taken at Zee Cine awards 1998 when Karan Johar won the best director award which was presented to him by Subash Ghai, Shatrughan Sinha and Sonakshi Sinha. Karan also thanked Abhishek Bachchan for sharing the picture with him.